The 2027 Men's EuroHockey Championship will be the 21st edition of the Men's EuroHockey Championship, the biennial international men's field hockey championship of Europe organised by the European Hockey Federation. This will be the first edition since 2003 with 12 teams participating, it will have a new format.
The tournament will be held alongside the women's tournament at two venues in London, England in the from 28 July to 8 August 2027. The preliminary rounds and the quarter-finals will be held at the Lee Valley Hockey and Tennis Centre and the semi-finals and finals will be held at Twickenham Stoop. It will be the third time England will host the Men's EuroHockey Championship and the second time it will be held in London. The winner will qualify for the 2028 Summer Olympics.
Format change Original format change In April 2024, it was announced the EuroHockey Championships would expand from an eight-team to a 12-team tournament, introducing a knock-out format for both men's and women's competitions. This marked the first major format change in over two decades, aimed at increasing competition and inclusivity in European hockey. Under the new format, the teams ranked 5th to 12th competed in an initial knock-out round, with winners advancing to the quarter-finals. The losers of this preliminary round received a second chance, facing off against the top four ranked teams for the remaining quarter-final slots. Quarter-final winners progressed to the semi-finals and then to either the final or the bronze medal match, while quarter-final losers competed for rankings from 5th to 8th place. Teams finishing in the lowest positions played additional matches to determine rankings from 9th to 12th.
Final format change It was decided to scrap the all knock-out matches format because it could have impacted tickets and potential television coverage if a host nation exited early. A group stage was added with four groups of three. The top six nations on the FIH World Ranking following the 2026 World Cup are in Pools A and B, and the remainder are in Pools C and D. All teams in Pool A and B will move on to the quarterfinals. The winners in Pool C and D will also move on to the quarterfinals, with the remaining teams battling for places 9 through 12. These lower rankings could be later used to determine eligibility for future tournaments.
Qualification All eight teams from the 2025 edition qualified directly for the expanded edition of the tournament. Then the winner and runner up from the 2025 EuroHockey Championship II qualified with those teams being Ireland and Wales. The winner and runner-up from the 2026 EuroHockey Championship Qualifier I will also qualify.
Qualified teams DatesEventLocationQuotasQualifiers27 July – 2 August 20252025 EuroHockey Championship IILousada, Portugal28–16 August 20252025 EuroHockey ChampionshipMönchengladbach, Germany89–12 July 2026EuroHockey Championship Qualifier IRome, Italy2Total12
Summary of qualified teams TeamQualification methodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performanceWR 2025 Men's EuroHockey Championship25 April 20241970202518 (2019)TBD 21 (2009)TBD 4 (1970, 2025)TBD 21 (Nine times)TBD 21 (1983, 1987, 2007, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2023)TBD 21 (1974, 2005)TBD 25 August 20243 (2009, 2017, 2023)TBD 2 (1974, 1978)TBD 2025 EuroHockey Championship II1 August 202520231 (1978, 1999, 2019)TBD 20191 (2015)TBD EuroHockey Championship Qualifier I10 July 202620031 (1987)TBD 20191 (1974, 1983, 2019)TBD
Preliminary round The pools were announced on 4 September 2026.
Pool A
Pool B
Pool C
Pool D
Classification round Bracket
Knockout stage Bracket
Statistics and awards Final standings
Notes
References
External links Official website